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Today, I came across a good one–not as good as Zeus’ name–but a worthy moniker. It was an article written by law professor with the excellent name of “Zephyr Teachout.”

As Casey Stengel, the “old perfessor,” used to say, “you can look it up.”

I did, and her full name is even better: Zephyr Rain Teachout.

She is married, I kid you not, to Nick Juliusburger.

I don’t know what a Juliusburger is, but I’m pretty sure it is grass-fed.

I only regret that Zephyr chose not to hyphenate.

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The best names definitely come from football–Ha Ha Clinton-Dix comes to mind–although the obituary section of the Clarksdale, Mississippi, paper is a close second.

Even in the competitive arena of athletes’ names that of Notre Dame wide-receiver Equanimeous St. Brown stands tall.

Sports Illustrated explains how his father chose it:

The origin of the name Equanimeous St. Brown came long before the 6-foot-5, 190-pound wideout was born. His father, John Brown, had a college friend at Cal State Fullerton who was writing a book featuring a character named Equanimeous. Brown inquired about the name, and his friend said it was inspired by the word equanimity, which, according to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, means “calm emotions when dealing with problems or pressure.” Brown liked the name so much that he vowed to bestow it on his first son. –Sports Illustrated

His middle name, “St.” was probably inspired by a street sign.

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Thanks to Walker Gunning, I have learned that there is actually a contest for the coolest names of the year.

Here are the top 10 finishers, with the first-place votes in parentheses.